Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Medieval Castle
- The Assembly Rooms
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Hoard
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward III and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Boot
- York Bombed
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Retreat
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A Pipkin